Dirk Koetter discusses Jon Gruden's significance to Bucs and city of Tampa

It’s pretty evident that with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sitting at 4-9, that coach Dirk Koetter is surely in the hot seat right now. After winning the offseason, the Bucs have unfortunately suffered through one of the most disappointing seasons they’ve had in years, leaving many fans across Bucs Nation hoping for Jon Gruden to return as head coach and send the Bucs to another Super Bowl.

Rumors regarding Gruden’s potential return have been circulating around the bay area and the NFL for weeks now.

So during this week’s press conference at One Buc Place, coach Koetter was asked to give his opinion on Gruden and what he means to the franchise.

Koetter says he has nothing but respect for the former head ball coach and is not the least bit surprised by fans chanting his name, especially after being the only coach to lead the Bucs to the franchise’s lone Super Bowl ring.

‘The ultimate goal in this profession is to win the Super Bowl,” Koetter said. “That coach brought a Super Bowl to this organization, so I know he means a lot not only to this league, but to this organization. I’m so happy to be out there playing in honor of Coach Gruden as he gets inducted into the Ring of Honor for the Buccaneers.”

Gruden will be reunited with Koetter and the Bucs when he returns to Tampa to be inducted into the Ring of Honor Monday night. Koetter also added that the team longing for another coach is something that’s expected when your team endures another winning season which also explains why he’s not letting the “Grumors” get to him.

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